Watch the video WHAT IS A STEM CELL? and answer the following questions (WORKSHEET):
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A stem cell is…
- A cell taken from an embryo that can become any kind of cell type in the body
- A cell taken from your intestines that can become any kind of tissue in the body
- A kind of cell that can only become other kinds of similar cells
- Any kind of cell that is undifferentiated and can divide to make new cells
- A kind of stem cell
- A cell without characteristics specific to a kind of tissue
- Another term for a tissue-specific stem cell
- Another term for a pluripotent stem cell
Using stem cells to replace damaged bodily tissue is called…
- Regenerative medicine
- Cloning
- Genetic engineering
- Gene splicing
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Adult stem cells are…
- Created from genetically-altered mature bodily cells
- Created from embryos
- Found in your body right now
- All of the above
Pluripotent stem cells are different from tissue-specific adult stem cells in what way?
- They are not available for use with humans
- They cannot be used in treatments for adults
- They can only become a few kinds of cells in the body
- They can become any kind of cell type in the body
What other diseases might be treatable in this way?
What would have been the outcome for these cells had they not been used for research?
How might induced pluripotent stem cells change
How stem cell research is conducted?
DIG DEEPER
Follow this presentation and learn more about the origin of stem cells in our bodies
Activity
Transcribe the content of the presentation, including the most relevant images. After that, translate it into Spanish and, finally, try to present it yourself in Spanish using this screencast program
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Healthcare: the field or industry concerned with supplying services, equipment, and information related to maintaining and restoring physical and mental health.
Similarity: showing resemblance in qualities, characteristics, or appearance; alike but not identical
To research: to investigate or look into something carefully
To replace: to provide a substitute or equivalent for
To wear out (pp. worn-out): having no more energy or strength; exhausted.
To damage: to cause harm, injury, or destruction to
Disease: illness; sickness
Injury: harm, damage
To grow: to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; expand
Leftover: anything left or remaining from a larger amount.
To behave: to act or react in a particular way
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Vocabulary:
General vocabulary
Odds: the probability that something is so or that it is more likely to occur than something else, expressed as a number.Healthcare: the field or industry concerned with supplying services, equipment, and information related to maintaining and restoring physical and mental health.
Similarity: showing resemblance in qualities, characteristics, or appearance; alike but not identical
To research: to investigate or look into something carefully
To replace: to provide a substitute or equivalent for
To wear out (pp. worn-out): having no more energy or strength; exhausted.
To damage: to cause harm, injury, or destruction to
Disease: illness; sickness
Injury: harm, damage
To grow: to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; expand
Leftover: anything left or remaining from a larger amount.
To behave: to act or react in a particular way
Expressions
Such as...
Specific vocabulary:
Stem cells:
Zygote:
Embryo:
Differentiated / undifferentiated:
Embryo:
Differentiated / undifferentiated:
Leukemia:
Bone marrow:
Pluripotent:
Multipotent:
Bone marrow:
Pluripotent:
Multipotent:
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